The British Cartographic Society has been running an annual awards programme for over 50 years. There are several categories each year covering paper maps, atlases, digital map products and digital map solutions, as well as journal articles and childrens mapping. Each year the judges select an overall winner which recieves the prestigous British Cartographic Society Award.

 

Entrants are open to members and non-members, individuals, companies, governmental organisations and research institutes from around the world. If you would like to enter the Awards Entry button takes you to the appropriate page on the  BCS website.

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Stunning and innovative maps that demonstrate the power of geospatial data.

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This gallery contain details of all the entrants and the winners since 2016. The awards for 2026 are in a new format which means you can zoom in a bit to see the detail. They can also be viewed on a mobile. The awards for 2025 will converted to this format shortly.

 

Some years the awards are in the form of a slideshow, so it is suggested you view the results where you have good online connectivity. Note the gallery for 2016 - 2024 is not currently viewable on mobiles.​

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